Martha Coolidge
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Born | Martha Patterson Coolidge August 17, 1946 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Alma mater | Rhode Island School of Design, NYU Tisch School of the Arts |
Occupation(s) | Film director, film editor, film producer, screenwriter, television director |
Years active | 1972–present |
Spouse(s) | Michael Backes (divorced) James Spencer |
Children | 1 |
Martha Coolidge (born August 17, 1946)[1] is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America.[2] She has directed such films as Valley Girl, Real Genius and Rambling Rose.
Early life
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Coolidge was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She is a granddaughter of Arthur W. Coolidge, former lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, who was a fourth cousin of President Calvin Coolidge.
Coolidge studied illustration at
Career
Coolidge first made her reputation by directing many award-winning documentaries in New York City. While in New York, she helped found the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers (AIVF) and the IFP.
She moved to
From 2002 to 2003 she was the Directors Guild of America's first female president.
She taught at the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.[4][5]
Personal life
Coolidge was previously married to screenwriter Michael Backes, with whom she has a son, Preston, named for director Preston Sturges.[6] She is now married to production designer James Spencer.[7]
Awards
- Online Film & Television Association ~ Best Director: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
- Independent Spirit Award ~ Best Director: Rambling Rose
- Independent Spirit Award ~ Best Feature: Rambling Rose
- DGA Award ~ Robert B. Aldrich Achievement Award
- Paris Film Festival ~ Grand Prix Award: Real Genius
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nomination ~ Best Director: Rambling Rose
- Chicago International Film Festival ~ Best Short Film: Bimbo
- Chicago International Film Festival ~ Best Short Film: More Than a School
- LA Femme International Film Festival ~ Maverick Award
- Method Fest ~ Forerunner Award
- Women in Film ~ Crystal Award
Nominations
- Emmy Award Nomination ~ Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
- DGA Award Nomination ~ Best Director for An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong
- DGA Award Nomination ~ Best Director for If These Walls Could Talk 2
- DGA Award Nomination ~ Best Director for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
- CableACE Nomination ~ Best Director for Crazy in Love
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1976 | Not a Pretty Picture | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1983 | Valley Girl | Yes | No | No | |
1984 | City Girl | Yes | Story | Yes | |
Joy of Sex | Yes | No | No | ||
1985 | Real Genius | Yes | No | No | |
1988 | Plain Clothes | Yes | No | No | |
1991 | Rambling Rose | Yes | No | No | |
1993 | Lost in Yonkers | Yes | No | No | |
1994 | Angie | Yes | No | No | |
1995 | Three Wishes | Yes | No | No | |
1997 | Out to Sea | Yes | No | No | |
2004 | The Prince & Me | Yes | No | No | |
2006 | Material Girls | Yes | No | No | |
2009 | An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong | Yes | No | No | TV movie (HBO) |
2019 | I'll Find You[8] | Yes | No | No |
Television
Year | Title | Episodes |
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1986 | Sledge Hammer! | "Under the Gun" |
The Twilight Zone | " Night of the Meek "
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" Quarantine "
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" Shelter Skelter "
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2001 | Leap Years | "Pilot" |
2002 | Sex and the City | "A Vogue Idea" and "I Heart New York" |
2003 | Hidden Hills | "The Concert" |
2005 | Huff | "All the Kings Horses" |
2006 | Related | "Not Without My Daughter" |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | "Living Legend" | |
"Redrum" | ||
"Take my life Please" | ||
"Fracked" | ||
"Maid Man" | ||
2007 | Shark
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"Porn Free" |
Weeds | "Shit Highway" | |
Psych | "Truer Lies" | |
2013 | Cult | "The Good Fight" |
The Glades | "Glade-iators!" | |
2014 | Killer Women | "Warrior" |
The Night Shift | "Blood Brothers" | |
Madam Secretary | "Passage" | |
2016 | Angie Tribeca | "The Famous Ventriloquist Did It" |
2018 | Siren | "Showdown" |
TV movies
Year | Title | Notes |
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1989 | Trenchcoat in Paradise | |
1991 | Bare Essentials | |
1992 | Crazy in Love | |
1999 | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | |
2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Segment "1972" |
2001 | The Flamingo Rising | |
Masterpiece | "The Ponder Heart" | |
2004 | The 12 Days of Christmas Eve | |
2009 | Tribute |
See also
References
- ^ Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Martha Coolidge". Encyclopedia Britannica, Invalid Date, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martha-Coolidge. Accessed 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Martha Coolidge - Member, 1983-Present". www.dga.org. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Martha Coolidge profile on shemadeit.com Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Faculty Profile". www.chapman.edu. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "World War 2: The Setting for Two of our Faculty's Vastly Different Projects". chapman.edu. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Weinraub, Bernard (26 April 1993). "From Valley Girls To Sunshine Boys, A Deal on 'Yonkers'". The New York Times.
- ^ "Martha Coolidge - Faculty Profile". Chapman University.
- ^ Maddaus, Gene (15 February 2017). "Director Martha Coolidge, Producer Wage Bitter Fight for Control of Holocaust Drama". variety.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
External links
- Martha Coolidge at IMDb
- IMDb pro
- https://www.imdb.me/marthacoolidge
- Martha Coolidge virtual-history.com
- Martha Coolidge, SheMadeIt.org
- Martha Coolidge, Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame